Dennis Brain [electronic resource] : a life in music / Stephen Gamble, William C. Lynch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gamble, Stephen, 1963-

Contributor:

Lynch, William C., 1943-

Series:

North Texas lives of musicians series ; no. 7.

Number 7 in the North Texas lives of musicians series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horn players--England--Biography.

Horn players.

Brain, Dennis, 1921-1957.

Brain, Dennis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The British horn player Dennis Brain (1921-1957) is commonly described by such statements as "the greatest horn player of the 20th Century," "a genius," and "a legend." He was both a prodigy and popularizer, famously performing a concerto on a garden hose in perfect pitch. On his usual concert instrument his tone was of unsurpassed beauty and clarity, complemented by a flawless technique. The recordings he made with Herbert von Karajan of Mozart's horn concerti are considered the definitive interpretations. Brain enlisted in the English armed forces during World War II for seven years, join

Contents:

The early years (1921/1939)

The RAF years (1939/1946)

The Brain Quintet and Ensemble

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

A horn virtuoso's letters

Teacher and lecturer

Reminiscences by colleagues

The legacy; horn players look back

Selected performances

Horns, mouthpieces, and embouchures

New directions

Acknowledgments

Discography

Appendix A: Brain Ensemble music library

Appendix B: The early horn

Appendix C: Talking about the horn

Appendix D: Articles

Appendix E: Extended bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-10910-7

9786613109101

1-57441-351-1

OCLC:

723944082